A RIEGL VZ-400i 3D terrestrial laser scanner was deployed in Peru to create a high-resolution digital 3D terrain model of an ancient fortress. This is a good example of how...

At Intergeo 2022, 'GIM International' caught up with Jürgen Dold, at that time EVP of Hexagon, to hear his thoughts on the key changes in the geospatial sector. Jürgen Dold,...

IBKS is a digital solutions and management consulting firm offering built-environment services in the healthcare space. The firm recently tested its innovative NavVis and PointFuse workflow in a huge, complex...

At the 2022 Year in Infrastructure Conference, Bentley Systems announced new capabilities of its iTwin Platform. This significantly extends the scope and interoperability of infrastructure data that engineering firms and...

“We are on a highway to climate hell,” said Antonio Guterres at COP27. So how can the geospatial industry help society to find the nearest exit? Despite certain people still...

Improved understanding of the amount of solar energy that could be gathered directly from roofs can support the complex task of transitioning existing low-density residential areas to renewable energies. A...

The vibe at Intergeo 2022 felt almost just the same as pre-pandemic times, and a wide range of innovative hardware and software solutions were on display. The geospatial industry is...

Vasilis Naserentin is the lead developer at the Digital Twin Cities Centre hosted by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. His research is focused on digital twins of the urban...

Anders Logg is a professor of computational mathematics at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, and director of its Digital Twin Cities Centre, a Vinnova Competence Centre devoted to...

The digital twin concept has virtually exploded in recent years, but within the built environment the traditional term has long been ‘3D city model’. However, the digital twin is increasingly...